FOO FIGHTERS live at SXSW 2011: Pics by Kris Krüg

Everyone knows that the Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl is the nicest man in rock.

Interview after interview after interview, dude just hangs out, chills, is smart, seems like NICE personified. I don’t know how he does it. And because of this, I have a massively squidgy soft spot for the Foos. I last saw ’em in 2003 at the V Festival in England, but lately their music’s been getting…soft.

So I kinda cocked an ear when I heard that they were RETURNING TO THE (HARDER) ROCK. New single “Rope” sounded pretty good, actually. Typical hooky chorus, slightly edgier Foo!

Foo Fighters played a “surprise” (to no-one) gig at South By Southwest last night at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas for Media Temple‘s SXSWi Closing Party, and had all fanboys raving and tweetin’ with fatty, BBQ-sauce smeared fingers…

…so of course, roving, amazeballs photographer (and friend to the BackstageRider) Kris Krüg was there. Of course. ‘Cos he’s everywhere. Being awesome. Check out the pics below.\m/

Foo Fighters’ seventh album Wasting Light will be out on April 12.